Cost of living comparison

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Cameroon vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Cameroon is 2.2 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants
pay 46.8% less in Cameroon
Groceries
pay 63.9% more in Cameroon
Transportation
pay 3.1 times more in Cameroon
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Cameroon
Childcare
pay 42.6 times more in Cameroon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.8% less in Cameroon
Clothing
pay 0.1% more in Cameroon

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Cameroon are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Cameroon. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cameroon.

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Cameroon vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Gambia, you would:

pay 46.8% less for restaurants

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.31
GMD536.99
$3.13
FCFA1,827
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.86
GMD577.36
$5.97
FCFA3,488
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.64
GMD193.83
$1.47
FCFA858
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pay 63.9% more for groceries

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.63
GMD46.35
$0.62
FCFA362
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.04
GMD223.48
$9.67
FCFA5,647
Milk (1 gallon) $5.12
GMD375.98
$11.73
FCFA6,848
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
GMD294.08
$5.10
FCFA2,980
Monthly public transit pass $6.55
GMD481.43
$17.07
FCFA9,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $2,635.13
GMD194K
$27,027.90
FCFA16M
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $45.05
GMD3,310.81
$132.77
FCFA77,514
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $102.56
GMD7,538.16
$350.62
FCFA205K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $81.08
GMD5,959.46
$251.12
FCFA147K
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pay 42.6 times more for childcare

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $6.76
GMD496.62
$548.40
FCFA320K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $135.14
GMD9,932.43
$3,026.87
FCFA2M
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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.61
GMD412.40
$1.15
FCFA673
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
GMD271.01
$2.04
FCFA1,193
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.69
GMD124.16
$2.28
FCFA1,329
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pay 0.1% more for clothing

 
Gambia
Cameroon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $56.00
GMD4,116.00
$43.64
FCFA25,480
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.34
GMD3,258.99
$53.68
FCFA31,338
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.43
GMD7,308.11
$101.03
FCFA58,984
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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